http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QidgY9kgps

I think he handled himself pretty well there.

This guy just seems like an opportunist.

old Mike would have skull fucked the dude

The reporter was a real shit face, I hope he never interviews a top celebrity again. He didn`t know wtf to ask Tyson.


Did you see the look Tyson gave him as if to say `if I was 20 years younger I would have caved your face in on live tv`.

skull assail him you mean

Until he loved him.

I never thought I'd say this but I think Tyson really has changed. Even that annoying prick Gray couldn't break his composure.

funny how word is going around that Tyson lost his cool and had an outburst, I laughed when I watched it as he actually responded in a genuine way to an annoying question. that interviewer guy was also talking about the rape case as well at one point. it will take time but i think people will stop trying to provoke Mike at some point and in a few years he will be seen as a respected figure, crazy as that sounds. you can see it going in that direction, in every interview he has been coming accross very well, the only ammo people have is the past

Absolutely, Ritch.

Tyson seems to just want to, as he says, live a decent and peaceful life. I respect him for that. He showed a lot of composure in this clip.

And perhaps most importantly--the guy is genuinely thoughtful about his words and actions. How often do you see that nowadays? He's not scared to put himself out there, for better or worse. I commend Mike for the honesty with which he carries himself these days.

The host didn't seem that bad. Annoying yes, but not exceptionally so.

Tyson seemed fine. Slightly annoyed because he probably gets asked stuff like this all the time. Yes, he handled it fairly well but he should be used to it.

i remember mike's interview with larry brown from way back when. even then he was well spoken and very intelligent. i think that made more of a tyson fan than any of his fights (except the one against little mac).

I don’t know how you ever get used to being asked the same character assassinating questions again and again, its not like movie stars getting asked why they changed their hair highlights this month, Tyson gets asked if he still rapes and eats people.

I don't see what the fuss is about. The presenter asked him some questions that he's probably been asked a thousand times before and Tyson answered them well. It wasn't like the presenter asked him what's best way to rape someone and Tyson responded by cock-dropping him and shitting on his head.

I thought Tyson did really well to say "your irritating me right now." that seems really simple thing to say but its alot better than blowing up and giving that guy what he wanted.

I hope Mike Tyson stays around a long time and can be an elder statesmen for boxing. But more impotantly find that peace.



I wouldnt go that far.

My favorite Tyson come back to an annoying question was when that female reporter was annoying him and instead of out right telling her to shut up he tells her that he doesn't answer female reporters questions unless he fornicates with her. "So unless you want to fornicate... you should stop talking."

A lot of it probably depends on Mike’s mood as well, he is not a public figure that will put on a fake smile, if he is less tolerant it will show but I still think he had a good reason to be a little irritated, which he was, he didn’t take it further and maintained his composure really. The Tyson losing it crap is just headline bullshit designed to make out he is off the rails again, I worried for the guy until I saw the interview and realised it was a load of bull.

The full interview makes it a bit more obvious why the reporter was a dick though, in that article about it he was saying how scared he was afterwards, making out Tyson was ready to kill him, if he didn’t wanna rile Mike up why attempt to piss him off in the first place by asking him if he raped someone, when it is well know he has always maintained he didn’t do it! Its either ignorance or something more cynical, I go for the latter. People are still waiting for Tyson to explode instead of letting the guy get over his past and move on.

Sorry to keep dragging this up but for anyone interested that full interview is here: -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJhy9RMEkSI...player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH3wY8lyjtk...layer_embedded#

Surely is no doubt the guy was trying to needle him here, he wasn’t even subtle, bringing up his dead kid after already pissing him off was awkward to say the least, Tyson handled that well. In the space of ten minutes the interviewer covered the list of negative periods in Tyson’s life as well as trying to get him to admit he raped Desire Washington, good job!

That dude is an annoying douche. Would've been hilarious to see Mike lay him out.

He asked Tyson a question that was clearly meant to evoke a certain reaction, and when he didn't get the reaction he wanted, he continued asking questions that he thought just might upset him enough to get a great "I'll fuck you 'til you love me" quote.

Survey says: cockface.

The interviewer, cocked up his biggest ever interview. You can tell he didnt have a clue what to ask, how to ask it, he tried to be cool but he looked like a complete d1ck.

They should have had someone else interview Tyson.

"As a Muslim, what do you think of America's endevours around the world?"
What a dick this guy is. Trying to get any sound bite he can.

Mike tyson was like EXCUSE ME? Ha

That was like watching a stupid kid throw rocks at an old lion taking a nap at the city zoo.

That’s a good description. My favourite part was when Tyson told the interviewer not to talk about his daughter, at that point Mike seemed to know what was going on and turned it around of them, acting calm and collected. He also reacted well to the loaded rape question. That interview was full of traps.

Tyson is a real man now. Back in the day, that would of been a fun interview to watch.

HEEEE'S BAAAACK!!!

Poppedapaparazzi!

Punching paparazzi does not mean that the old crazy Mike is back. It means that there's tons of scum-bag paparazzi doing stupid and possibly dangerous shit trying to get a reaction. Much like that interviewer.

I'm glad he punched the paparazzi, and he should make it a habit.

That's because he did a lot of terrible things. Lindsay Lohan will never have another interview that doesn't ask her about drugs and all of her fuck ups. It's part of the fame of celebrity and if Mike isn't used to it, he should be prepared for it. If he isn't, then he quite simply shouldn't do interviews.

I know what your saying. I worded it wrong really, its not like he hasn’t left himself open to have his character assassinated.

I just think in the case of that interview it was inappropriate questioning. Is he expected to go through answering questions about the rape trial and the death of his baby on every little sound bite he does? Its not like that interview was very long, he probably thought he was on there to talk a little about the tour he was doing and he ends up going through every uncomfortable question they could possibly ask in ten minutes.

Tyson is under a lot of pressure at the moment and I hope he doesn’t crack. This latest incident has people thinking the worst, I hope it is revealed that Mike was acting in self defence.

It seems that Tyson will always be a victim of people trying to take advantage in some way, the key for his survival is to deal with it in much the same way as he dealt with that interview, hopefully he can maintain that mind set

I didn't even click the link, I'm sure the guy was a dick. I like Mike as a person, despite his flaws he is an open book. But I can't feel sorry for him that reporters want to see his angry side, that's what makes people watch the interviews and that's why Mike gets paid to give them.

Yes, he is expected to talk about those topics in every interview. That's why people want to interview a long retired athlete, the controversy of his life and possible combustible nature of his present. Without those trigger questions, why would anyone pay him to talk?

I don't agree. I've seen interviews where they don't ask him about all of his past problems and it's been a great interview. I think people are now more interested in hearing him talk about his movie or what he's doing now than about his past problems. And most decent reporters understand that, but there's always that one opportunist that wants to get under his skin and get a sound bite.

I'm shocked that you disagree. You're full of shit though, everyone wants to talk about the other stuff. The Movie had all of that shit in it. Whatever, if you don't want to talk about painful stuff, don't give interviews for a living.

It's a news interview, not a sports interview or an entertainment interview. Tyson was huge news for the rape case and the ear biting. If he agrees to get interviewed by a news guy who's pandering to a fairly low common denominator of audience understanding he's far more likely to ask the question which the man watching on the sofa can relate to. And when the man watching on the sofa thinks, 'Oh, that's Mike Tyson, he was very good but he raped someone or something,' then you kind of have your script written.

Not apologising for Murnaghan, who's always struck me as a fairly decent guy, but just saying that in the context it's not that surprising. Also laying the blame at Murnaghan's door is a bit rich: newsreaders tend not to sit there and make up their questions independently.

I actually thought it was a sports interview and I expected to hear about boxing. I didn't know it was a news interview, and I guess that makes it a little more relevant but the guy still comes across like as a dick the way he keeps digging into him. I can understand that some questions are ok but like Tyson himself said, what was the guy trying to get out of that interview. I think he was trying to get an angry Tyson.
The best interview I saw of Tyson was the Maxboxing interview before his last fight. It was broken into three parts I think.

Tyson has a lot of interesting stuff to talk about, it doesnt always have to be about the negative shit. Its not like he wont talk about that stuff, but it has to be asked in a respectful way, if not he will refuse to discuss the subject and rightly so.

Lol youre a pain in my ass

Sorry i can't carry on with your Tyson nuthugging club. How can anyone do anything but laugh when you guys paint Mike as a victim for being asked questions about his life filled with criminal activity. If i bother you so much, put me on ignore. Because i promise you i will never stop laughing at your Tyson buffoonery.

I’m not gonna block you cause I enjoy most of your posts. I just think you’re one way traffic sometimes, I mean come on, does Tyson have to go through an interrogation every time he is being interviewed, Jesus. People need to get over the past, we all know about it and the fucking ear bite has been done to death! That last interview was like the guy just heard about it, "but you bit his ear off Mike", no shit, it was 12 years ago.

I know what will make you go away, lets talk about how a prime Tyson would kick old 40 year old George Forman’s wrinkly ass

I haven't been one way at all. You have your blinders on. I like Mike as a person and really sympathize with his daughters death. But the guy makes his living doing interviews. They flew him to England and paid him for it. Why the fuck would it be a fluff piece? Oprah wasn't, and there is no reason this would be.

It would be one thing if every time he was in a Boxing audience a mic was in his face with it. But this was completely different. I get it, you love you some Tyson. But you're the one way traffic when it comes to him.

You've never agreed with a single criticism about his career or his life. I personally don't think he raped that girl, but I'd bet he raped others. I know he got physical with an old man at a traffic incident. The guy isn't a fucking saint.

And I'll ask again, why the fuck would they pay to interview him without addressing the topics that will draw viewers?

I really don’t know where you get this I never criticise Tyson stuff from I always do it. I always felt his lack of mental strength prevented him from showing his full potential. I was also let down by his actions in the Holyfield rematch and have never been in the camp that says he was justified to do what he did cause of the head butts. There’s loads of stuff I admit to. I just think he was a hell of a fighter in the 80s, not unbeatable but able to give any great a tough fight.

You just call me blinkered because I don’t agree Holy could beat him 10 out of 10 times prime for prime.

That SKY interview was nothing like an Oprah like set up, it was in some studio with no intimacy at all, not that i like Oprah I might add. It felt more like the kind of setting where you plug you latest DVD or something. Ok he is getting paid but at least prepare the guy for what he might get asked, Tyson seemed surprised by those questions and the aggressive manner in which they were asked, total set up, they were not just asking questions to draw viewers, they were trying to turn it into a circus and get Tyson to ass rape someone, great TV

Although he got irritated he dealt with it well. The argument seems to be that you feel he shouldn’t get irritated by that type of interview, I just felt he was right to feel like that due the way it was conducted. I'm not on some crusade for the guy, I'd feel that way about any celeb the press try and manipulate.

I haven't mentioned holyfield in this thread. You did, defend yourself all you want. You suckle Mike with a vengeance. Personally and professionally, it's cool. But don't pretend that you don't.

Who said the set was like oprah? Honestly, what are you defending? Tyson was flown to England and paid to be interviewed. What does the set have to do with anything? You keep repeating shit I've already addressed. Yes, reporters goad him, that's what makes his interviews generate ratings. Why you weep for him and make him a victim out of his means to live is puzzling. You don't think Mike knows this shit will go down? Once they meet his price, he doesn't give a damn. You shouldn't either.

I never said he shouldn't get irritated. Please stop putting words in my mouth. I guess you just skim my posts. So be it, you're making the guy out to be some kind of martyr. He made his own bed. It isn't manipulation here, Mike CHOSE to accept money to be interviewed.

Ritch, you seem to think people should be walking around on eggshells around Mike. He's a grown man. He knows what's up.

You mentioned Oprah by saying her interview was no holds barred so why should the SKY one be any different, I just said the latter seemed rigged with loaded questions Tyson was not prepared for so it was a different scenario, he knew what to expect with Oprah.

I know I brought Holyfield up but I was just making the point that because I don’t think he would beat Mike every single time it can be used as a reason to call me a blind nut sucker.

Ok you didn’t actually say he was irritable, so what are you saying, he should handle these interviews better? Maybe I’m wrong but that’s the jist I get from your previous posts, you are right, maybe he should. My argument is simply that I can see why this line or questioning could be annoying if he was not prepared for it. Have you seen the interview? We disagree but I felt the situation was being manipulated, as said in previous posts in this thread, that guy was trying to push every button possible to get a negative reaction from Mike.




Its not that I think people should always be like that, I just think that last interview was done in such a disrespectful way it got my back up. I’m not saying he should never be asked difficult questions but I think there is a time and place for it, especially regarding his daughter, SKY handled that very badly.

I don't particularly like Mike all that much, but some guy he doesn't know is sitting there poking and prodding him with questions that he expects a certain answer to, then he ups the ante when he doesn't get a good sound byte. Mike reacts politely as this asshole keeps trying to force the issue, and Mike should be expected to kiss the guy's ass or something? That's crap.

It's like the paparazzi thing. Everyone talks about him like "he's a convicted rapist" and he's this big, bad, crazy scary guy that's gonna explode at any second, then when he does explode, everyone's all surprised and appauled.

Remember when those assholes got their heads bashed by Mike at some hotel a few years back, and everyone was all like "See? Told you he's crazy!" And then it turned out these guys literally ran after him to pick a fight.

It's just hilarious.

If YOU were being poked with a stick for 20+ years, would YOU "get used to it?"

If you don't know what I'm saying at this point, we may as well stop. I said posts ago that these guys push for a negative reaction from Mike. What a revelation from you, thanks for that.

I'll try one more time. If Mike doesn't want to be prodded and poked, DON'T DO INTERVIEWS FOR A LIVING. Understand? I'm more bothered by the tyson nuthuggers making him out to be a victim when he is paid handsomely to answer questions. I'd love the opportunity for some twat to be a dick to me for 20 minutes and walk away with 100k.

Yeah well its black and white with you isn’t it PWill. Mike gets paid a fee for interviews thus he should expect to be disrespected a treated like a piece shit without being allowed to mention if he is irritated by the questioning. I’d like to know what he got paid for that last interview and if it equated to that rough treatment, you seem to know all about the fees he gets, maybe you can tell me?